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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Scwzer SGS 2-33A · Manchester, MI · July 5, 1992

Date
July 5, 1992 · 15:45 local
Place
Manchester, MI
Airport
Rossettie Airport
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N2524H
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI92LA197
Reported as
Scwzer SGS233A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
122 total13 in this make and model6 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Student glider pilot ran out of thermals. Headed back but struck fence off approach end of runway.

As the FAA filed it

STUDENT GLIDER PILOT RAN OUT OF THERMALS. HEADED BACK BUT STRUCK FENCE OFF APPROACH END OF RUNWAY.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.